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1996 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Sam Farr won the 1996 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Sam Farr received 115,116 popular votes (58.87%). The main challenger was Jess Brown (37.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Farr and Brown

Farr +21.1 pts · won by 41,260 votes
Sam FarrDemocraticWINNER58.87%
115,116 votes
Jess BrownRepublican37.77%
73,856 votes
John H. Blacknatural law3.36%
6,573 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.